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Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. tThis Company advances money on the eeposit of Title t„ , De eds ot aptroved Freehold or Leasehold Property in Great with or without regular Mortgage. 1 , Guarantees Titles or Securities, and, as Agent, negotiates .4) ,an on Mortgage, for long or short periods ; also, a,neceialvesratM one y on Deposit for on FIXED PERIODS ONLY, sPec es to be a up. C ommunications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. T e mporary Office, 80, Lombard-street, E.C. FIIHE CREDIT MOB ILIER (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital. £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subs:ribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman —The Right Hon. James Stuart Wort'ey. Th -e Hon. T. C. Hal I burton, John Westmorland, Esq. A[ Hon. Edward Warner, Esq., M.P. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Char,es Ellis, Esq. Ado pile Hakim, Fsq Ja e Levick, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Esq. I Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Meg rs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred. and Co., London. Messrs. Smith, Payne, aril imiths, London. ...This Comp .ny is prepared to n-g,otiate Government and municipal Loans, and to aid in carrying' out Concessions. To make advan es n approved securities. To effect the p urc h ase an d sale o • Shares, Stocks, &c, and Lo transact financial business genera y. „Also to recewe money on deposit, for BRIEF or EX .LENDE t) per ods, on terms to be agreed upon. Communications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London. E.C. THE GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with power to increase. £1 per share to be paid on allotment. 00 rporated under "The Companies' Act, 1862," whereby the liability of the shareholders is limited to the amount subscribed. CHAIRMAN. Captain Raymond, RN., The Mall, Chiswick, S.W. AUDITOR. Stanley R, Bennet, Esq. (Messrs. Bennet and Gaskell), 31, Nicholas-lane, E.C. BANKERS. London and Westminster, Lothbury, E.C. BROKERS. Messrs. Shorter and King, 26, Birohin-lane, E.C. SOLIIS. kessrs, Ho war d, D o ll man, a n d L OR owther, 141, Fenchurch street, E.C. SECRETARY. Francis R. Spry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES-206, Gresham House, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. 3 113 Corporation has been formed for the purpose of ti,'ing the orary busiess ot a Finance Company with at of an Estate in Agency— n a want not yet supplied by any of ' u ,texisting Comanies. b ra business ot p the Corporation will consist of two distinct anChes —viz., Financial Transactions and Estate Agency V,tisiness and competent representatives will be appointed in Principal towns. 0 2 . he Financial Department will consist of advancing money ~; real and personal estate, whether intended for sale or o therwise and on such other securities as the Directors may ‘a pprove._ The Corporation will act also as agents between mortgagors and mortgagees,and will negotiate subscriptions ° l' loans for British and foreign undertakings, the bona fides of Which will be strictly investigated before they are sub tted to the public. .„The Estate Agency Department will embrace valuations ; rurchase end sale of estates, lands, and houses; the management of estates. and the carrying out of drainage and other essential improvements ; also the sales of agricultural ,Produce, farming stock, and every description of properties , , 0 Y priva'e contract and public auction ; and it is intended to ' , old periodical sales of freehold and leasehold properties. B..veral lucrative transactions have already been secured by the Corporation ; and although the Directors consider the Present nominal capital ample for all immediate purposes, Power has been taken to increase the same should it be Ultimately deemed desirable. By the Articles of Association (which lie for inspection at the lemporary Offices of th-. Company), each Director is required to bold 2)0 stores ' • and more than 2,0,) shares have already been subscribed for by the Directors and their friends. Pros causes and forms of applicati n for shares may be obtained from the Ban• era and Brokers, or at the Temporary Offic s of the Company. IVOTICE.—The GENERAL FINANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited\ The SHARE LIST of this Corporation will be CLOSED on the 30th for Town Application, and on the 2d July for Country App ication. _ . By order of the Board, F. S PRY, Secretary. THE GENERAL FTNANCIAL and ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (Limited). le Directors are now prepared to receive APPLICA TIONS from Established Estate A._!ents in the country to ',et as Representatives for thrl Corporation. By order of the Board, F. SPRY, Secretary. THE GRE NT NORTH VOR TIN AND COPPER MINING COMPANY (Limited,. In c°rPorat d under the Joint-stock Companies' Act, 1862. by Which the liab.lity of sh reholders is strictly limited to the amount of their respective subscriptions. Capital £25,000, in 5,( 00 shares of £5 each. Deposit £1 per share on application, and Li per share on allotment. DIRECTORS. Joseph Atwell, Esq., 72, Redtord-gardens, Kensington, Chair man, of the Deal and Walmer Pier Company. J ames Hanks, Esq , Broxlsourne, Director of the Tamar and , l allington Railway Company. Ernest G. Fellowes, Esq., Surbiton, Director of the Central Moffat Mining Company. ' l , o Efat C. W. Horne, Esq., 20, Guildford-street, Russell quare. _ g eneral. Mason, South Parade, Trafalgar - sq uare, Brom p ton. 4, os t -ph Nightingale, Esq., 150, Leadenhall-street, E.C. BANKERS. The Alliance Bank (LimiteW, Lothbary. BROKERS. Messrs. Aarls and Co.. 41, Lombard-street. SECRETARY. G. Bedford, Esq. OFFICES. 11, St, Benet's-place. Gracechurch-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for purchasing and workin g the mines formerly 'mown as the Leedstown Consols and Pol -1 see, with several contiguous lodes, now all included under the name of Great North Vor. The property will be held 'Lotter a lease of 21 yeare, at the low roya ty of about one eighteenth, and is located in the of the Breagens and rowan Mines, which in the aggregate have madeof a bollt .C 2,000,060. L In the event of no allotment be returned in full. Statement of profits realised by the mines surrounding the property of the Great North Vor Company : East Treasury, first Wheal Mount ..... ... £50,000 Working £90,000 Godolphin 116,000 - Nast Treasury, second Julia Working 60,000 Strawberry erow ier b .. ....... .• • 71,000 Relistian, last work ,,_est Treasury w Wheal Sarah 30,000 J 3 inter Downs, above Tremayne, present the 40 .......• ...... B',ooo working 2,030 Abraham, second North Binner l Vor, last Downs 25,000 working 36,000 Great Whea Abraham, first work- working ...... .. ~ .. 500,000 in; 250,000 Wheal Metal 60,000 Carzise Wheal Mary ' 12,000 sent workin g Full prosuectuses, with forms of applica , ion for shares, can be obtained from the Brokers, Messrs. Aaris and Co., 41, Lombard-street ; or of the S ecretar y , at the offices of the Company, where specimens of the lodes, and sections of the Property may be seen. being made all deposits will THE GREAT NORTH VOR TIN AND COPPER MINING COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in consequence of the number of Shares in this Comp , ny that have been applied for, the Directors have appointed TUESDAY, the 28th day Of June, as the LAST DAY for RECEIVING APPLI CATIONS By order, G. BEDFORD, Secretary. 11, St;Bonet's-place, Gracechurch-street. pItI Z E MED NI, -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, to., To the Queen and the P. ince of Wales. (Established 17? O.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he exc , lllence of the quality of Ressrs. Tuckers' tonnut acture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation. Which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I corn lziend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. , s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality s. d. per lb. 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Thence the Hue runs nearly north, about a mile north east of Dr Gaines's house, embracing Coal Harbour, crossing the Mechanicsville road, and extending in the direction of Atlee's, about a mile to the left of it. Some of our men were wounded by bayonets. General Breekinridge was disabled for a day or two by his horse falling on him when shot. General Wharton is in command to-day. The casualties in Pickett's division, in the fights and skirmishes of the past few days, including those of Hunton's brigade, who was sent to Hope's support, amount to 141 killed, wounded, and missing. The official bulletins of war movements are as follows : BENT L E Y'S MISCELLANY. The JULY NUMBER contains Part IX. of War Department, Washington, Saturday, June 11, 3 30 p.m. Official reports from the Army of the Potomac down to 5 o'clock yesterday evening detail no movements o f import ance. A despatch from General Sherman dated yesterday states that our cavalry yesterday (Thursday, the 9th) deve loped the position of the enemy in a line along the hills from Kenesaw to Lost Mountain, and are now marching by the roads to Kenesaw. A despatch from General Butler dated this morning at 1 o'clock reports all quiet along our lines. Yesterday General Kautz charged the enemy's works at Petersburg and carried them, pen e tr a ting into the town, but not being support e d by G eneral Gilimore, w h o h a d withdrawn his forces witho u t a conflict, G enera l K autz was obliged to withdraw with out further effect. Gene ral Kautz captured 40 prisoners and one piece of artil lery, which he brought away, A despatch from General Canby, dated Vicksburg, June 4, says that General Emery reports that an attempt by Taylor's force to cross the Atcha falaya had been frustrated, the troops that had crossed dis persed, aad a large quantity o f comm i s sary stores and clothing captured. General Burbridge, commanding in Kentucky, in a despatch dated yesterday at Lexington, re ports that, after concentrating a force at Beaver Creek on the Big Sandy, I moved against Morgan's force in Virginia west as far as Gladeville. Morgan, with 2,500 men, mo ved into Kentucky, via Whitesbury. I pursued, and by march ing 90 miles in 24 hours came upon him at Mount Stirling yesterday morning, and defeated him. By stealing fresh horses he reached Lexington at 2 o'clock this morning. Our forces held the fort, and the rebels did but little damage. He left hero at 7 a.m. for Versailles. I start in pursuit with a fresh force, this evening, No official report has yet been received from General Hunter. JOHN LAW. By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH. And Part I. of a New Serial Story, entitled THE GERMAN TOUR O F SIGNOR TOMK[NS. By DUDLEY COSTELLO. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 8 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 391 11 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking„ St. A.ban's, Woroester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Greta:. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford• bridge, London. S.E. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Major-General Dix. War Department, Washington, June 12, 12 m. A despatch from General Hunter, dated 6 o'clock in the morning of the Bth inst. at Staunton, reports : " We met the enemy at Piedmont last Sunday, the sth inst., killing William E. Jones, their commanding General, and totally routing them, after a battle of 10 hours' dura tion. We have captured 1,500 prisoners altogether-1,000 men and over 60 officers on the field of battle—also 3,000 stand of arms, three pieces of artillery, and a vast quantity of stores. We have to-day Crook and Averill." effected aiunction with Generals It is stated in another despatch, unofficial, dated Staun ton, June 9 : " Our infantry is now engaged burning ties and bending rails east and west. All Government and railroad build ings have been burnt at Staunton. We leave to-morrow." A despatch from General Grant's headquarters, dated yesterday, at 4 p.m., reports:— "Rebel cavalry having yesterday made a dash into Wil son's lines near the Jenny-house, Wilson this morning sent out a part of M'lntosh's brigade to see where the enemy was. Their pickets were driven back and their outer line forced the cavalry passing over the intrenchments. About a mile west of Bethesda Church M'lntosh came upon Field's divi sion of infantry, and having accomplished the purpose of his reconnaissance retired. He killed and wounded a num ber of rebels in his progress, and brought away four or five prisoners. He had 16 men killed and wounded." Despatches from General Sherman, dated at his head quarters, Big Shanty, Georgia, this morning, have been received. They state that our lines are within 400 or 500 yards of the enemy, but no fighting yet. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. To Major-General Dix. War Department, Washington, June 13 (Midnight). We have despatches from the Army of the Potomac as late as 8 o'clock this morning. The movement was at that hour in successful progress. No reports to-day from Gen. Sherman. The following despatch from Gen. Barbridge, commanding in Kentucky, has just reached here :—" I attacked Morgan at Cynthiana at daylight yesterday morn ing, and after an hour's hard fighting completely routed him, killing 300, wounding nearly as many, and capturing nearly 400, besides recapturing nearly 100 of Gen. Hobson's com mand, and over 1,000 horses. Our loss in killed and wounded was about 150. Morgan's scattered forces are flying in all directions, have thrown away aims, are out of ammunition, and are wholly demoralised " Despatches from Gen. But ler at 9 o'clock this evening indicate no change in the com mand. No further intelligence has been received from Gen. limiter. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. To Major-General Dix, New York. Gen. Lee's official report -.)f the battle of the 3d has been published : Head-quarters Amy Northern Virginia, June 3, 4 35 p.m. About half-past 4 a.m, to-day the enemy made an attack upon the right of our line. In front of General Hoke and part of General Breckenridge's line he was re pulsed without difficulty, He succeeded in penetrating a salient in General Breckinridge's line, and captured a portion of the battalion there posted. General Fin negan's brigade of Mahone's division, and the Maryland battalion of Breckinridge's command immediately drove the enemy out with severe loss. Repeated attacks were made upon General Anderson's position, chiefly against his right, under General Kershaw. They were met with great steadiness and repulsed in every instance. The attack ex tended to our extreme left, under General Early, with like results. Later in the day it was twice renewed against General Heth, who occupied Early's left, but was repulsed with loss. General Hampton encountered the enemy's cavalry near Hawes's shop, and a part of William H. F, Lee's division drove them from their entrenchments. Our loss to-day has been small, and our success, under the blessing of God, all that we could expect. Respectfully, R. E. LEE, General. Hon. Secretary of War. With regard to the night attack following, his report is : June 4, 8.30 p.m, Last night, after the date of my despatch, Generals Breckinridge and Finnegan were attacked by the enemy as they were preparing to re-establish their skirmish line, The enemy were soon repulsed. Immediately afterward an at tack was made upon Gen. Hoke' s f ront , w ith a like result. Up to this time of writi ng nothing has occurred along the lines to-day, except s ki rmishing at various points. The position of the army is substanti a ll y unchanged.—Respect fully, R, E. LEE, General. Hon. Secretary of War. The following is from the Richmond Sentinel:— thein t h e figh t o breastworks Friday i n night it is sa id our troo p s , a ft er level lingcaptured from the enemy, so as to permit our artillery to play over them, retired. The enemy, supposing we still held them, advanced in lines ten feet deep to assault, when our artillery Opened upon them with grape and canister, mowing down the first line, which fell back upon those advancing, when our artillery, firing into the mass, slaughtered them by thousands, In this fight a solid shell struck General Breckinridge's horse in the breast and passed out behind the stirrup leather and between the General's legs. He received a slight concussion of the leg, occasioned by his horse falling on him, but fortunately no other injury. The country will rejoice at his escape. We have heard it stated, on the authority of one of the surgeons on the field, that our total wounded, in the several engage ments and skirmishes of the past week, does not exceed 600 men. A heavy cannonade and fusilade was heard on Satur day night. Accounts say that Grant again honoured Breck inridge's lines with his attentions, but met with his usual reception. The attack was readily repulsed, with but little loss on our side, but that of ttie enemy is represented again to have been extremely heavy. Grant, by adopting Breck inridge as his favourite, will make him one of ours if he continues to dose the enemy after the present fashion. A gentleman whose residence is within the enemy's lines was arrested by them and taken before Meade and Burnside, who, after interrogation, released him, From what he heard he is of the opinion that Grant is endeavouring to reach the White House. The men told him they y were on half ra tions. The medical director of Anderson's (Longstreet's) corps states that up to yesterday morning the total number of casualties in the corps, killed, wounded and missing in the fights around Richmond, is only 263, This corps, it will be recollected, has taken part in nearly every engagement since the enemy crossed the Paraunkey. Army of Northern Virginia, June 4. Nothing of interest occurred along our lines up to a late hour this evening. I learnt from reliable sources the following particulars of the engagement of yesterday, in which the enemy broke through a portion of our lines held by Edgar's battalion, Breckinridge's command. The attack was made in two separate columns, two regiments in each column, one behind the other, The point where they broke over was a salient angle, embracing a hill which had been occupied when oar cavalry held this part o f the line, mainly for its importance as a 100k -out station. In moving up to occupy the works under quite a sharp fire the troops were somewhat crowded, and before the line was properly ar ranged the point was attacked and c arr i e d. The first line of the enemy a d va nced about 100 y ar d s t hi s s id e ou t works, but were immediately driven back an d t h e w orks retaken by the Maryland battalion, assisted by General Finnegan's brigade. Our loss in prisoners was 150. In retaking the works we captured quite a number of prisoners and killed a large number of the enemy. The attack ex tended also to Generals Hoke's and Kershaw's fronts ) being n front of Kershaw's division ; but the more persistent i enemy were everywhere repulsed with severe loss. When the attack was made on General Hoke he was just about to advance so as to gain a position for his skirmishers. We took the enemy's rifle pits, but finding we could not protect our skirmishers in them, or hold them without exposing • • 4 .- I'l ; • . "1 1 _ 07 \‘ Are - 161 .•': " : 1 (7 7 11, - .7 'F 4 `tom' 3Q D y t 4,, , 116- DEorr. 4- S~ 6 ~~< PRICE STAMPED ....sd. demanded a German Parliament, trial by jury, the liberty of the press, &c. The King, four days afterwards, engaged to abolish feudal rights and to establish the civic guards. He submitted with some regret to the constitution voted at Frankfort in 1849. The King (March 15) denounced the " vision of unity" as the mot " dangerous enemy of Germany." Prussia, in wrath, recalled her ambassador from Stuttgardt. The King of urtemberg, nothing daunted, ridiculed the " German unitarian spirit" as " a chimera, the most dangerous of ail chimeras, for Germany and Europe." All the means used for this end only produced division and dissolution. He protested in favour of fostering the indepen dence, strength, harmony, and civilisation of all States. Such was the King of Wurtemburg—a king of smaller territory than many of his more important neighbours, but of less ambition, of less notoriety, but less evil repute; of less ambition abroad, less arrogance at home, and consequently of greater popularity at home and greater respect abroad. It is true that lately he suffered himself to be dragged into the muddy vortex of German folly and recknessness in the Schleswig-Holstein question; but, though taking the German view, he is not believed to have desired to carry it out as Prussia has done, by the utter violation of the rights of a gallant nation, as well as the laws of war. Happily, perhaps, for him, he has gone down to an honoured grave beloved and respected, before in his extreme old age, he could see Germany dis graced and humiliated before the world as'a righteous penalty of an act of high-banded and cowardly aggression. We have spoken of the late King's first disastrous marriage. He married, secondly, Jan. 24, 1816, Catherine Paulowna, daughter of the late Emperor Paul of Russia, widow of Prince Peter of Holstein- Oldenburg ; and by her (who died Jan. 9, 1819) he had issue two daughters, Maria Frederica Charlotte, born Oct. 30, 1816, and married March 19, 1840, to Alfred, Count of Neipperg ; and Sophia Frederica Matilda, born June 17, 1818, married June 18, 1839, to the present King of Holland. By the King's third marriage, of April 15, 1820, with Pauline Theresa Louisa, daughter of Louis Frederic Alex ander, Duke of Wurtember g, his uncle, he had two daughters and one son. One of the daughters, the elder, Catherine Frederica Charlotte, born Aug. 24, 1821, married Nov. 20, 1845, Frederic Prince of Wurtemberg, her cousin, and the other, Augusta Wilhelmina Henrietta, born Oct. 4, 1826, married June 17, 1851, Hermann Bernard George Prince of Saxe-Weimar, colonel commandant of the 2d Regi ment of Wurtemberg Cavalry. His only son, Prince Charles Frederic Alexander, now King of Wurtem berg, was born March 6,1823, and is a lieutenant- general in the army and colonel of the Nijni-Nov gorod Regiment of Russian Dragoons. His Majesty married July 13 (Ist), 1846, the Grand, Duchess Olga Nicolaewna, daughter of the late Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia. 00LBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The JULY NUMBER contains the following Serial Stories : WON OVER; OR, THE COUNTESS AND THE JESUIT. STRATHMORE. THE QUEST. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. This day is published, price 10s. 6d., Vol. 11. of MR. CHARLES KNIGHT'S AU TOBIO GRAPHY. "Passages of a Working Life during Halt a Century." London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. Next Week will be Published, in 2 vols., post Bvo., T HE CRUISE OF THE ALABAMA AND THE SUMTER. From the Private Journals, &c., of Captain SEMMES, C.S.N., and other Officers, with Illustrations, Correspondence, Sic. London Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. NEW SPORTING WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " HANDLEY CROSS." Illustrated by John Leech. On the 30th June will be published, price Is., with Two coloured Illustrations by John Leech, No. 111. of MR FACEY ROMFORD'S HOUNDS. Being a Sequel to " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour." London : Pradbury and Evans, 11, Bouv, rie-s reet, E.C. NEW NOVEL BY MR. C. J. COLLINS. This day at all Libraries, in 3 vols., THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " Sackville Chase," &c. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. mR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, _ __ --- - an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Caaring-cross, EVERY EVENING , at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Salts secured at the Hall from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial sdance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat -rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL: N LUSTRATIO, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 2sf; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the allery without fee. T HE OXFO R D, tl, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTII and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., dco. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN rENA Inc ; or,a NIGHT WlTti SHAKSPERE, written expressly by W. F. Vander vell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passim , and repassing through the Magic Fountain, i•s so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Pow r, Air. T. Ilaclagan, G. Ct . Jester, &c. A/c A ission—Area, 601. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original phot graph, by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Admittance, Is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. During this week a new Polka and two Waltzes including " At schied Von Munchen," by Jos. Gung'l, played by com m nd of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the state Ball, wi.l be performed. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. GIVEN AWAY.—A Catalogue of the Wonders contained in the LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, to which is appended a Leotute on Marriage,&c., Bvo., 200 pages, post free for two stamps.—Address, the Secretary, 29, George-street, llanover-square, London, W. Open from 10 till 8. Admission, ls, SALES BY AUCTION. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDREW HIND will SELL by AUCTION, in JULY, 23 ACRES of LAND, beauti fully situate near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two acres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it Residents on this pro perty will be entitled to the privileges of Harrow school, and the occupant of each house of the value of £5O per annum will receive a free first-class railway ticket to London for 13 years. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's FREEHOLDS. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a Pair of Senai-detached 7-roomed VILLAS, pleasantly situate near a station, half an hour's ride from FarTingdon-street. Price £550 ; part may , remain. Now let at £22 each, but possession of one may be had. Will be sold separately it desired. City Central E tate Offices, 1, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. 500 BUSINES J S U E N S E . LIST, ANDW. HIND'S Containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &e., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. BUSINESS PREMISES. - Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET a spacious SHOP, 9 rooms and out buildings, at Marylebone. Rent £l2O. Lease 40 years. Premium £lOO. Also the following :—Kingsland, rent £55 ; Hampstead-road, £l5O ; near Whitechapel, £55, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, Am' Sold in pots. is. lid., 2s. 9c1., I I s., and 225. each. Alsohis. PILUL/E ANTISCROPHUL/E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. ed., lls., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United JUDO= and Colonies. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause of Maria Levitt against Isaac Levitt and others, the Creditors of ISRAEL ISAACS, late of No. 22, Norfolk-road, St. John's-wood, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, who died in or about the month of January, 1864, are by their solicitors, on or before the 18th day of July, 1864, to come in and prove their debts at the chambers of the Vice-Chancellor Wood, at No. 11, New= square, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex; or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Monday, the nth day of July, 180, at 12 o'clock at neon at the said chambers, is appointed for hearing and adjudi• eating upon the claims. Dated this 23d day of June, Mt HY. LEMAN, Chief Clerk. Messrs. 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CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 16s. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellcus. Dog Greaves, tOs. per cwt. Please state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two daye, and became fine and beautiful birds." SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGS.—From experiments per formed on living subjects, Drs. Estor and Saint- Pierre, in seeking the cause of the redness which accom panies inflammation, have arrived at the following results' —l. In the case of strong inflammations, the venous blood taken from the side where the inflammation resides is red der than that taken from the other side ; 2, the former blood always contains a larger proportion of oxygen than the other, generally half as much again and more ; 3, it also contains more carbonic acid ; 4, that the excess of oxygen being the cause of the greater redness of the blood, it follows that it is also the cause of the redness which accompanies inflammation, In a paper addressed to the Academy of Sciences, Dr Marce compares the qualities of pure brandy to the poisonous ones contained in the compound called absinthe, and finds that stupor, terrifying hallucinations, and intellectual weakness predominate among the effects of the latter. To ascertain whether these effects are peculiarly to be ascribed to wormwood, from whence the above liquor is distilled, Dr. Marce has instituted certain experiments, from which it appears that essence of wormwood, taken in doses of from two to three grammes, produces the symptoms above described ; and that in higher doses it may even occasion fits ; whence he concludes that nothing can be more injurious than excess in the use of absinthe.—M, Chautard has sent a paper to the Academy of Sciences on the pre sence of caproic acid in the flowers Of the Satyrium hircinum, which emit a smell strongly resembling that of the he-goat. The quantity of caproic acid obtained was very considerable. The same chemist has distilled the flowers of OrMiscorio phora, the smell of which strongly reminds us of that of the bug; the produce was acid, but not in sufficient quan tity to allow of its nature being determined.—M. Hugo Schiff, in treating the red of analine by various alde hydes, has obtained two new series of nitrogenized sub stances, which he calls the ethylenic and ethylidentc series of anilinio formations, Sad Calamity on the Hudson River. The steamer Berkshire; plying between Hudson and New York, on her down trip, on the Wed nesday night, previous to the departure of the last mail, caught fire at a point near Hyde-park about 10 o'clock, and was burnt to the water's edge, in volving a loss of from 40 to 50 lives. She had 200 passengers on board at the time of starting from Hudson. There was also a large freight of cattle, sheep, and other live stock. The origin of the fire is not yet clearly understood. Some passengers say that it broke. out in the lamp-room from the explo9 sion of a lamp; others that it first appeared in some bales of hay stowed in huge piles near the bow of he steamer, and was kindled . by a 1 - )pe cr cigar thrown carelessly among them, There were but few persons on deck et the time, most of the passengers having retired to rest, The alarm was promptly given, and a scene of wild excitement followed. The wind was blowing from thenortb, and the flames spread rapidly, defying all attempts of the crew and the coolest portion of the passengers to extinguish them. It soon became evident that no efforts could save the vessel or anything on board, and she was accordingly headed for the shore. The engi neer turned the valves, and the helm was fixed so that the boat would run on the flats to the east ward, and in this condition she was driven on the beach, while the flames were making rapid pros gress, and the passengers who were awakened en-- deavouring to escape. The effort on the part of some persons on board to prevent any confusion was probably a most disastrous mistake. Many persons are known to have been belo vv, whence others had just escaped with their lives from the suffocating smoke. One of our informants relates that he was below, and was awakened by the hasty tramp of feet, and heard the remark that the boat was on fire. He immediately left his bed and hurried cn deck, where he saw the flames coming from the bow to the stern, *here he was standing. He had in the evening seen some cork life-preservers on the lower deck, and now he hastened back and took one of them from among the quantity. This person saw or heard several others groping about below, and endeavouring to get themselves out of the cabin ; but none of them followed him, and it is supposed that they were lost. He was subsequently saved by a boat, which, after he had jumped into the river and floated down some distance with the cur. rent, took him to a point of rocks below. As the boat neared the beach the appearance of the middle deck, with the fire extending through most of its length, and the passengers crowding to its farthest extremity, was truly appalling. The women and children on board comprised about one-third of the passengers. These were assisted as far as practi cable, by their immediate friends and other persons, who could in many cases do nothing more than encourage them to be patient, or, as it is understood in a few instances, help them overboard with chairs or any other buoys that could be found. At this time the confusion was extreme, and shrieks and cries mingled with the roaring of the fames, which bad made all points of the boat inconveniently hot, and compelled many self-possessed persons to hang themselves over the railing till the boat should reach the beach or shallow water. The boat ran ashore with most of her pas sengers yet on board. She lay with her bow in t wo or three f eet o f water; so that probably half th e passengers escaped by jumping into the water and wading or swimming ashore. A considerable proportion, however, had been driven to the stern by the extreme heat, and that end of the boat was still in deep water. There was, therefore, no resource but to jump overboard. Persons who could swim gained the shore, but many could not help themselves, and floated down with the tide, One person among this number counted 30 or 40, among them some women, one of whom had lost three children, who were either buret or drowned. One of the party became stupified, and lost his hold of a girl whom he had rescued from the steamer. The young lady went down. Her mother had been abandoned in the vessel. Some of the party who were thus floating down the river disappeared, while others were rescued by boats which came from a schooner which hove in sight, and also from the steamer James Baldwin. A few of these persons were taken next morning by the steamer Mary Powell from Rondout, where they were carried the previous night. They express their obligations to Captain Anderson. A consi derable majority of the passengers are undoubtedly safe. Probably the number lost—more than half of whom are supposed to have been burnt on board —will reach 40 or 50. Almost without exception their property, including some of their clothing, was lost. Many of the number were entirely des titute, but were partially provided for through the kindness of the captain of the James Baldwin and of other persons. There is little or nothing of the Berkshire remaining above water except her machi• nery. Her hull is blackened and charred at the water line, and nothing probably will be saved from Death of the King of Wurtemberg, The eldest of European sovereigns, the King of Wurtemberg, died on Saturday morning at Rosen tien Castle. He had for some time been in failing health, and it was well known that his death might be expected at any moment. He has died at last calmly and without pain in his 84th year—" Non erepta vita sed donata more." The King of Wur temberg, who was nearly allied to our own royal family,and was a knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter, was one of the most venerated monarchs in Europe—a liberal, honest King, who loyally kept his word to his subjects—a simple unassuming man, whose happiness was the well-being of his people. On one of the public buildings in Stnttgardt may be seen an inscription in his honour, " Happy the land where love is the subject and love is the lord.' This was in truth the condition of the land over which for nearly 50 years King William I. ruled. Frederick Charles, King of Wurtemberg, under the designation of William 1., was born on the 27th of September, 1781, at Lubin, in Silesia. His father was Frederick L, and his mother was Augusta Caroline Frederica Louisa of Brunswick- Wolfenbrettel—a favourite of Catherine 11. of Rus sia, who eventually banished her to Siberia, passing her off as dead. On her actual death Frederick 1., then prince royal of Wurtemberg, came to England, and was betrothed to Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal of England, eldest daughter of George 111. He was described by contemporary gossips as "shorter in stature and more corpulent then the Prince of Wales, but, though fat, active, well-proportioned, and of an expressive counte nance. His father had thought fit to become a Roman Catholic in hopes of being made an Elector, but he "was a Protestant, and when anyone saw him he would affirm that the hereditary prince would never change his religion, having such a princely, firm, open, and unaspiring countenance." On May 3, 1797, the King sent a message to both houses, announcing the coming union, and speak ing of the bridegroom as" considerable in rank and station, and descended from the Electress Sophia of Hanover." The marriage, which was welcomed with great joy in this country, chiefly arising from the fact of the descent of this " Protestant Prince" from the "Electress Sophia," was solemnised in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, May 18, 1797. By it the King became brother-in-law of our Queen's father. It may be added that the first cousin of King William I. was the Duchess Dowager of Saxe- Coburg, mother...in-law of the late Prince Consort. From Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick, and Sophia, daughter of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, came George I, and his sister, the wife of Frederic 1., King of Prussia, whose son married George the First's daughter. The granddaughter of Frederic Sophia Dorothea, married Frederic William, Mir grave of Brandenberg-Schwedt, and their son married the late King of Wurtemberg's mother. Such is the genealogical connection of the King of Wurtemberg with the House of Hanover. How he was also connected with the House of Orleans will appear subsequently. Frederic I. was a curious personage. Both the beginning and the end of his reign were enlivened by differences between him and his States, which complained of the infringement of their privileges. In 1803, in consequence of the Peace of Luneville, he was made Elector, and on the Peace of Presburg he was made King (he was proclaimed January 1, 1806), and placed the crown over the entrance of his palace at Stuttgardt. Conditions, however, were exacted of him. He was to furnish contingents to Napoleon, and to give his daughter, Princess Fre derica Catherine Sophia Dorothea, in marriage to Jerome Bonaparte, who in the following year was created King of Westphalia. During the Revolu tion, when the Republican army advanced on the Danube, he was obliged to fly and abandon his capital to foreign troops. One of the most zealous sovereigns of the Rhenish Confederacy, he rigorously executed Bonaparte's conscription law in his States. He built Frederic's Haven, a small port on the Lake of Constance, to facilitate the commerce of War temberg with other countries. Frederic's sister was married to Paul I. of Russia. What the old King's opinion of Napoleon was may best be gathered from the fact of his passing over in his will his daughter, Jerome Bonaparte's wife. Jerome and she declined to live at Stuttgardt after the King's death in 1816. Tho late King William led a wandering life in his youth, owing partly to the troublous nature of the times, partly to the troublesome temperament of his singular father, He lived in Silesia, in Rus sia, in Switzerland, and in the Rhenish provinces. Oa the invasion of Wurtemberg by French armies in 1796 and 1799 he was an involuntary exile ; and from 1803 to 1806 he exiled himself in consequence of his disapproval of his father's despotic conduct, taking up his residence in Paris, where he com pleted his education. On his return he lived a very retired life, and warmly condemned his father's pliancy in yielding to the demands of Napoleon Bonaparte. The conqueror, however, forced him eventually to marry, in 1808, the Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria ; but the union was dissolved by mutual consent in 1814. The young prince had entered the army early, and in 1812 he commanded the Wurtemberg con- agent of la grande arm4'e. Subsequently he had the command of the 7th corps of the allied army, and distinguished himself at Rothiere and Mont■ mirail. At time of his death he was proprietaire of the 6th Regiment of Austrian Hussars, and chef of the 25th Regiment of Prussian infantry. The late King succeeded his father, who died of liver complaint, on the 30th of October, 1816. Old King Frederic, a tyrannical and illiberal man, was in the middle of a violent squabble with the States, which had protested, much to the King's disgust, against the levying of taxes by the Crown without their authority. The King set himself vigorously to reduce the expenditure, espe cially curtailing the expenses of those corps of the army (Royal and Hulan Body Guards) which Were used chiefly on occasions of regal state. He also liberated the State prisoners in the Castle of Asperg, On the 16th of March, 1817, he told the States that he would not permit members of his privy council to be present at his discussions with the States who came to prefer complaints against them. He found himself, however, unable to control the States, and on the 4th of June dissolved them, issuing a proclamatior, the next day expressive of the pain felt by his " paternal heart" at these dis sensions, his royal dignity not allowing him to make further sacrifices. He still leaned, nevertheless, to popular principles, and took part with the citizens against the privileged orders. The mediatised princes opposed the reconvocation of the States, but he surmounted all difficulties at last, and in 1819 the constitution (providing for two chambers; equality of religion, &c.) was established. In 1810 the King abolished the censorship of the press; but in 1848, under the pressure of the year of revolutions, tried to bring it back again. This year he also, among other less fortunate and popular sovereigns, came into collision with his subjects. In March an assembly of tradesmen ~-• ~.. z ~ ---_._~- w PIP ER. " • 3 her except the old iron of h er engines. The TreiVt s •-l l 4 .5 , A 7) shire was a fiae vessel, built this spilt - ilk ant: TA/ 125,000 d o i & H er cargo was estimated` 10; A - dols. s E 4'f^. THE VOLUNTEERS. On Saturday afternoon the fine corps of citizen soldiers, the London Rifle Brigade, under the command of Lieut.- Col. Warde, an experienced officer of the Line, was reviewed in Hyde-park by H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, honorary colonel of the regiment. It was one of the first corps formed at the beginning of the volunteer movement, and in that re spect set an example to the rest of the metropolis and of the country at large, as became the inhabitants of the first muni cipality in the kingdom. It has always numbered about 1,000 men, representing alm )st every class of the citizens, and has invariably borne a creditable part in all the great volunteer reviews in the metropolis and its neighbourhood. Lieut.- Col. Warde is a strict disciplinarian, and the brigade, since he succeeded to the command of it, has attained a high de gree of efficiency. The brigade on Saturday mustered first in the Mall of St. James-park to the number of nearly 600, in ten companies, including the cadet corps, and marched thence to Hyde-park under the command of Col. Warde, preceded by their band and colours. There the ground was kept for them by a detachn)ent o. the Ist Surrey Rifle Volun teers, commanded by Lieut. •Col. Macdonald. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief appeared upon the ground about 6 o'clock, attended by Adjutant• General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, Col. P. Herbert, Col. Curzon, and Col. Beane. The brigade, which was arranged in line, pre sented arms and the band played the National Anthem. The Duke, with his Staff, then rode slowly along the line, front and rear, inspecting the men and their accoutrements ; and, this over, his Royal Highness took up his position at the saluting flag, and the brigade, wheeling into open column, marched past in that order, then in close column, and afterwards at " the double." The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived about that time in an open carriage and saw nearly the whole of the evolutions. The steadiness and precision with which the marching past was performed elicited repeated expressions of admiration from the Commander-in-Chief, addressed to the officers of his Staff. A series of battalion movements followed. The brigade was afterwards exercised in light infantry drill and skirmi,h ing, until the whole regiment had been sent out in skirmish ing order. At the close of the evolutions, which lasted about an hour, the brigade was formed into square, and the Com mander-in-Chief with his Staff rode into the centre. His Royal Highness, addressing them, said the test to which they had that [day been subjected was a most severe one, There was hardly a manoeuvre, he should think, to be found in the drill book which they had not executed, and all he could say was that he should be perfectly satisfied if he always saw regiments that could drill half as well. Through out the whole of the very difficult movements not a single mistake had been made, nor had there been) the slightest noise or confusion, and altogether the whole series of evolu tions had been performed with a * regularity and precision exceedingly creditable to the brigade and to the officer in command. The orders of the colonel in command were effi ciently and rapidly carried out by the officers and men, and on the whole he was never more pleased with any drill. He must say also that he never saw an officer in command of battalion handle it with more judgment or with greater tact than Colonel Warde had displayed on this occasion. He was gratified to find everything going on in the corps satisfactorily. On this occasion, if he remembered rightly, there was a much larger muster than at the inspection of last year; and the general appearance of both officers and men, the neatness with which their accoutrements had been put on, and the steady way in which they stood in the ranks were worthy of all praise. His Royal Highness, smiling, remarked upon the accuracy and regularity with which the hair was cut—a thing, he added, trivial of itself, but which, with others, went far to make up the smartness of a regi ment. He again expressed the pleasure which the inspec tion of the regiment had afforded him, and congratulated them on the manner in which they had acquitted themselves and on their general efficiency. The corps then by a spon taneous movement placed their caps on their bayonets, and, raising them hich in the air, gave three enthusiastic cheers for the Queen, followed by three for his Royal Highness. With that the review ended, The duke, with the officers of his staff, left the ground, and the brigade, preceded by the band, returned to their headquarters at Guildhall. Major Rose and Major Pawson were the officers in command on the occasion, next to the Lieutenant-Colonel. A challenge from the Gloucester Dock Volunteers Riffs Company, to compete with any similar number of Volun teers in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, Monmouth, or Worcester for efficiency in drill, has been accepted by Lieutenant-Colonel Savile on behalf of the Bristol Volunteer Artillery corps. The conditionsof the challenge are as follow :—Fifty members on each side, The drill to include examination of arms, manual and platoon exercise, file and volley firing, piling arms, and the whole of company drill, with such battalion movements as can be effectively performed by a single company. Steadiness in the ranks and general smartness to form part of the test. Referees and an umpire to be chosen by mutual arrange ment, and to be officers of practical experience in the regu lar service. Mr Waterman, of Shirley, inar Southampton, who some time since offered a battery, consisting of 14 field guns, to the King of Denmark, has received the thanks of his Ma jesty, who, under existing circumstances, has declined to accept the guns. Mr Waterman, still wishing to place the guns to the best possible use, has determined to present the battery , o some Volunteer corps, and has selected the 21 Surrey Artillery Volunteer Brigade as worthy of the battery —and the guns are now en their way to London to be pre sented to Major Durnford, the commanding officer. for the use of the corps. The presentation is formally to take place on the 28th, her Majesty's coronation day. Pigeon Shooting, ARISTOCRATIC SUMMER PIANDICAP AT HORNSEY-WOOD HOUSE.—The zealous and indefatigable manner in which that true-hearted sportsman, Frank Heathcote, Esq., has from the commencement of these meetings, exerted himself, has given an impetus to the doings of the trigger that has caused pigeon shooting to become a more important feature among metropolitan sports than for many years previous. This is the fourth season that the above named gentleman has superintended these events, and a more substantial proof of their popularity could net be given than in the fact that the muster-roll of competitors is upon each suc ceeding occasion found to be more numerous. The number of gentlemen who took part in the shooting on Saturday last more than doubled the number of those who took part in either of the three matches shot during the first year. The conditions were as follows :—Sweepstakes of £5 each, £1 forfeit, for peers, members of Parliament, officers in the army and navy on full pay, members of White's, Brooks's Boodle's, Arthur's, Guards, Carlton Junior, Travel lers', Arlington, St. James's. Union, Windham Pratt's, Egerton Pratt's, New Club at Edinburgh, certain Paris clubs, and all the jockey clubs of Europe; guns of •11 bore or less, charge lioz of shot. Gentlemen shooting with less to go in at the rate of half a yard for every i t of shot less than lioz ; all to, load from tne same bowls, and all the cartridges to be shown to the handicapper before shooting ; no wire cartridges allowed ; six birds each, five traps. The birds were as usual supplied byW. Barber,who wasappointed to pull for the whole of the competitors during the progress of the match. H. A. Reed again acted as official scorer, and it is only right to state that the manner in which the renowned Hal discharged his duties gave unqualified satis faction. Frank Heathcote, Esq., threw the dice, and filled his customary post as referee, the new rules being strictly enforced. On the official card of the handicap there were 105 competitors spotted, to which had to be added four post entries, bringing the poll up to 109. Of these 34 paid for feit. The shooting commenced soon after 2 o'clock. The betting throughout the shooting, bird against gun, was ac tive. At the finish of the sixth and last round, the Hon. Capt. Campbell Was found to be the winner of the match, he being the only one of the competitors who had had the the skill mad good fortune to kill the whole of his birds. As the head of the poll his fine bit of practice was rewarded by th 3 first priza of £2lO, and a handsome silver cup. Capt. Wm. Peyton, Capt. Burnand, Capt. Owen Williams, Lord A. Paget, Hon. Col. Finch, Hon. G. H. Heathcote, Hussey Vivian, Esq., Hon. Major Anson, Capt. Wilkinson, Capt. Dymoke, P. Vivian, Esq., G. Jenkinson, Esq., and C. Mor daunt, Esq., 13 in all, were found to be the gentlemen who, after the winner of the first prize, had acquitted themselves in the most creditable manner, they having succeeded in scoaing five out of the allotted six. These gentlemkn now came together to contend for the remaining prizes. To go into a minute description of how they dropped out one after the other in shooting off bird for bird is more than our space will permit. Let it be sufficient to state that the second prize of £lOO was taken by Hon. Major Anson, who in the whole killed 9 birds out of 10. The third prize of £6O was taken by the Hon. Col. Finch,whose score in the aggregate amounted to 8 killed out of 10 ; while the fourth prize of £l5 was obtained by Hussey Vivian, Esq., M.P., who was the next best performer. The arrangements as regards the shooting were all that could be desired, and thus terminated the second great Aristocratic Handicap of the season. _ SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.-0a Fri ioy an inquest wds held in High•street, Hoxton, on the body of a woman who is believed to have thrown: herself into the Regent's Canal on Thursday. Nothing was known of the unfortunate woman, but it was clear that she must have been in a state of great destitution. The jury found tha - death resulted from drowning, but left it an open gilts tioll as to how she came into the water. CLOCK MAKING.-.•" B:nson's great pied of clock work is c,rtainly a m arvellous achievement in clock ma ki ng, b ot h as regards the workmanship and its capacity under difficult circumstances for time measuring."—Mechanic's Magazine. J. w. Benson having erected steam power and improved mac hinery for clock making at the manufactory, Ludgate hill,llglad to furnish to c l ergymen, arc hit ec t s , a n d co willmitt b ees e , estimates and spe c ifi cat i ons of every d escr ipti on ofhorological machine, especially cathedral and public clocks chiming tunes on any number of bells. A descriptive pamphlet on church clocks post free for one stamp. Watch and clock maker by warrant of appointment to the Prince of Wales, and maker of the great clock for the Exhi bition. 18132. Manufalory, Ludgate-hill. London. I:o.ati lished l7l9.—[A.dvt.j /,